During the Super Bowl, other than the game it is always interesting to look at the different movie trailer commercials that come on. Two of the movie commercials I saw during the Super Bowl were the movie previews for the new Thor and Captain America movies which are set to be released in the summer of 2011.
Superheroes usually follow the same method of defending justice, fighting crime, and helping law enforcement. Even though superheroes do not exist in real life some of their traits are trying to be developed and used. One such superhero is Spiderman. You're probably asking what superhero trait of Spiderman is trying to be used. The answer is his spider web. Even though it might seem strange to believe a spider's web material is very strong.
Spider webs are composed of a monofilament fiber which has a very high strength and ability to stretch without being broken. A spider's web can also absorb more energy without breaking than any other material currently known. When comparing a spider's web material to the Kevlar used in bullet proof vests by law enforcement agents and military personnel, the spider's web material can absorb between 3 to 10 times the amount of energy as Kevlar.
Some success has come about in creating artificial spider webs but research is still being conducted by chemists and material science engineers to try and make artificial spider webs on a broader scale. Hopefully in the near future material science engineers will be able to create artificial spider webs on a broad scale and provide protection for the our real life superheroes.
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